Complementary description of three species of Steneotarsonemus (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from rice agroecosystems of Eastern India with notes on their taxonomic status, spatial distribution, intraspecific variation and species composition.

Rice agroecosystems are inhabited by a number of Steneotarsonemus species worldwide with various host plant relationships and taxonomic identities. To clarify this situation, a large-scale survey was initiated in rice growing belts of eastern India and this revealed the presence of four species of Steneotarsonemus viz. S.

The first record of Ceratotarsonemus (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from the Oriental region with description of a new species from West Bengal, India.

A new tarsonemid species Ceratotarsonemus bengalicus Karmakar and Kayal sp. nov. is described from specimens collected on leaves of the mandarin orange, Citrus reticulata (Rutaceae), in Rishikhola, Kalimpong district, West Bengal, India.

A new genus Bongotarsonemus with two new species of tarsonemid (Acari: Heterostigmata) mites discovered from the Himalayan forests of West Bengal, India.

Bongotarsonemus unicornus gen. nov., sp.

Taxonomic notes on subgenus Steneotarsonemoides (Acari: Tarsonemidae) with description of a new species of Steneotarsonemus from Tiger grass in the northern hill zone of West Bengal, India.

A new species of tarsonemid mite, Steneotarsonemus amlisoae sp. nov. collected from tiger grass Thysanolaena latifolia (Poaceae) is described with illustrations of adult female, male and larva.

First record of Metatarsonemus (Acari: Tarsonemidae) from India with description of two new species.

Two new species of Metatarsonemus Attiah, 1970 (Acari: Heterostigmatina: Tarsonemidae), M. badurkani Karmakar Mondal sp. nov.